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TEMPORARY CLOSURE - section of Federal Pass, Katoomba - 24-25 February 2025

By NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Posted: 22 Feb 2025

The following walking tracks will be closed for a helicopter operation next Monday 24 to Tuesday 25 February, weather permitting:

  • Golden Stairs
  • Ruined Castle
  • Federal Pass between Scenic World and Ruined Castle
  • No access to Mount Solitary from Federal Pass

Mount Solitary will be accessible from the Kedumba Valley – return by same route.

Please see attached map and check for alerts here

or call the NPWS Heritage Centre, Blackheath: Ph: 02 4787 8877 daily 9:00am - 4:30pm

 
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